July 11 -- When you peruse the top 10 leading scorers at the Vegas Summer League thus far, there's not a name in sight with more than two years of experience competing in the NBA. That's because the goal of fielding a summer league team is to provide experience to young players who haven't had the years of seasoning required to develop into finished products.

Take the Sacramento Kings' Kevin Martin. The 6-7 former first-rounder barely got off the pine as a rookie last season, averaging just 2.9 points in 10.1 minutes per game. With a void at the shooting guard position because of the free agent status of starter Cuttino Mobley, Sacramento hopes summer league play can help prepare Martin for an expanded role next season.

Andrew Bynum makes his Lakers debut. Juan Ocampo/NBAE/Getty Images

Martin is responding, leading all players in the Vegas Summer League in scoring at 22.7 points per game.

Other veterans prospering in the competition include Phoenix Suns point guard Leandro Barbosa, averaging 22.0 points; New Orleans Hornets J.R. Smith, 21.3 points; Portland Trail Blazers forward Travis Outlaw, 19.7 points, 7.0 rebounds, 1.7 blocks; and Orlando Magic pivot Dwight Howard, 19.3 points, 7.0 rebounds.

Pacing all rookies in scoring at 21.0 points per game is Knicks guard Nate Robinson. The 5-9 first-rounder out of Washington has been dazzling to watch. Robinson's thrown down dunks, hit treys and set up teammates en route to becoming the talk of the league.

Two of the competition's biggest names, point guards Chris Paul of New Orleans and Sebastian Telfair of Portland, have been hampered by sprained wrists. Telfair suffered his injury on Monday; Paul's injury occurred on Friday. Despite the setbacks, both players are among league leaders in scoring and assists.

While rookies such as Paul, the No. 4 selection in the 2005 Draft, are virtually assured of making their teams' opening day rosters, other neophytes are less fortunate. A number of undrafted free agents are competing in Vegas, hoping to impress their teams enough to earn an invitation to training camp.

The Cleveland Plain Dealer writes about former Cavaliers head coach John Lucas' son, John Lucas III, trying to make Cleveland as a rookie out of Oklahoma State. Thus far, the younger Lucas is averaging 9.3 points and 1.3 assists in 18.3 minutes.

The Dallas News highlights Roger Powell, a forward out of Illinois, who is trying to catch on with the Mavericks. If he doesn't, Powell has another career option: he's a licensed minister at his home church, Mount Zion Gospel in Joliet, Ill. Powell is averaging 1.7 points in 6.3 minutes. The New Orleans Times-Picayune tells the story of former University of Memphis forward Sean Banks, whom many projected as a first-rounder early last season before going undrafted in June. Banks is competing for the Hornets.

The Contra Costa Times looks at Jawad Williams, a forward out of University of North Carolina. Williams is perplexed as to why he went undrafted and now must make the Warriors the hard way -- as a free agent.

Undrafted Celtics forward Taylor Coppenrath was listed as one of our 10 players to watch last week. Coppenrath has made the most of his opportunity in Vegas. On Friday, he had 11 points in 10 minutes vs. Dallas. The Boston Herald says he's proving critics wrong.

Other notable summer league coverage includes:

The Hornets' blog in Vegas … The Warriors' daily summer league journal with assistant coach Russell Turner … Sean Livingston's Q&A with Clippers.com … Knicks rookie David League among Goliaths in Vegas … Magic.com's look at rookie point guard Travis Diener